Chronicling one leg of a 2,181-mile march to remember 9/11

On July 12, a group of Security Forces airmen embarked on a 2,181-mile journey from Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, to ground zero — their way of honoring the sacrifices that have been made in the 10 years since 9/11.

August 21, members of Seymour Johnson Air Force Base’s 4th Fighter Wing — the unit that created the march — will relieve their comrades and continue the mission: to arrive in New York City on the 10th anniversary of a series of events that rocked the nation they signed up to defend.

Follow this blog as two reporters from the Goldsboro News-Argus in Goldsboro, N.C., the proud home of Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, chronicle the journey.